New Books in Mental Health

April-August 2012

School Psychology

  1. Educating Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

    Constructing Personalised Pathways to Learning

    By Carolyn Blackburn, Barry Carpenter, Jo Egerton

    The range of learning difficulties associated with children who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) has been highlighted as an emerging but little understood area of Special Educational Needs. This engaging, timely, and highly practical book will raise awareness about FASDs and...

    Published May 6th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    By Dianne Zager, Carol S Alpern, Barbara McKeon, Janet Mulvey, Sue Maxam

    Educating College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is one of the first books to specifically address the accommodation of students with significant learning differences in postsecondary education. Developed with the support of Autism Speaks, and piloted at Pace University, each component of...

    Published August 26th 2012 by Routledge

  3. Ending Campus Violence

    New Approaches to Prevention

    By Brian Van Brunt

    With the growth of threats and violence in higher education settings, college campuses are increasingly expected to have systems in place to identify potentially aggressive individuals and intervene to ensure the safety of the campus population. This book will be useful for student affairs...

    Published June 19th 2012 by Routledge

  4. Groups in Practice

    A School Counselor's Collection

    By Debra Madaris Efird

    This practical, user-friendly manual will provide school counselors with the information they need to set up and run twelve different counseling groups. Though the author has test-driven the groups with middle school students, the content is easily adaptable for upper elementary and high school...

    Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Pediatric School Psychology

    Conceptualization, Applications, and Strategies for Leadership Development

    By Thomas J. Power, Kathy L. Bradley-Klug

    Series: School-Based Practice in Action

    In today’s schools, it is imperative that school-based mental health professionals be adequately trained in the knowledge and impact of pediatric health disorders on children’s academic, social, and emotional progress and performance. This book will provide practitioners and researchers with the...

    Published August 6th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Responsive School Practices to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students and Families

    By Emily S. Fisher, Kelly S. Kennedy

    Series: School-Based Practice in Action

    The needs and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students and families are often ignored, generally misunderstood, and only rarely given priority by the school system. This book provides a practical and useful guide for school-based mental health professionals to...

    Published June 5th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Serving the Gifted

    Evidence-Based Clinical and Psychoeducational Practice

    By Steven I. Pfeiffer

    Series: School-Based Practice in Action

    Designed for practitioners who work with the gifted, this volume is intended to serve as a practical and easy-to-use resource for working with gifted students, their teachers, and their parents and families. It provides timely, practical, evidence-based techniques and guidelines to help these...

    Published August 21st 2012 by Routledge